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Apple will invest US$1.5 billion in Globalstar, the satellite operator enabling its iPhones' emergency SOS and messaging capabilities when cellular coverage is unavailable. -
The US Treasury Department has issued a Final Rule restricting US investments in foreign technologies deemed to pose a “national security concern,” specifically targeting sectors like semiconductors, quantum technology, and AI.
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Elon Musk has announced that xAI, his AI startup rivalling OpenAI, plans to double the size of its Colossus supercomputer cluster, which currently consists of 100,000 Nvidia GPUs.
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We're just days away from yet another pivotal US election, with polls showing candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in an extraordinarily tight race.
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AT&T has signed a purchase agreement worth more than $1 billion with Corning to secure solutions to expand its network.
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The US broadband industry invested $94.7 billion in communications infrastructure in 2023, as providers continue to expand high-speed networks.
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The Abraham Lincoln, a US Navy aircraft carrier, achieved 4G and 5G connections up to 130 nautical miles offshore following connectivity trials conducted by Cape and IT&E.
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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has threatened to repeal the CHIPS and Science Act and replace it with tariffs.
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Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) has secured $325 million in direct funding from the US government to construct a new manufacturing facility at its campus in Hemlock, Michigan.
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Arm Holdings has reportedly cancelled Qualcomm’s licence to develop hardware based on its architecture.
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Colt Technology Services has expanded its fibre-optic network in the US, connecting subsea cable landing stations to East Coast data centres.
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A recent joint cybersecurity advisory issued by the FBI, CISA, NSA, and other U.S. agencies highlights a growing threat posed by Iranian cyber actors targeting critical infrastructure sectors.
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Optical semiconductor supplier Infinera has secured $93 million in direct funding from the US government to expand its fabrication and test and packaging facilities.
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Chris Sambar, formerly the president and head of networks at AT&T has joined self-storage company Public Storage.
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Semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed is the latest chipmaker to receive funding under the US CHIPS and Science Act, receiving up to $750 million to build a new silicon carbide wafer manufacturing site in North Carolina.
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Crusoe, the crypto miners turned clean energy AI infrastructure operator, has launched a $3.4 billion joint venture with Blue Owl Capital and Primary Digital Infrastructure to build data centres in Texas.
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Chris Sambar, president and head of networks at AT&T will leave after more than two decades at the company.
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Eon, a startup developing a next-generation cloud backup solution, has emerged from stealth with $127 million in funding to reinvent cloud infrastructure backup.
